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PRINTING MECHANISM FQR CASH REGISTERS Filed 001. 29, 1926,

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' Application filed October 29, 1926. .Serial No. 144,970.

This inventionrelates to cash registers, and more particularly toimprovements in printing mechanisms of the kind used in machines of thetype shown and described in Letters Patent of the United States, N 0.1,394,256, 7 r I 11011, as shown by the dotted hnes, the receipt or card16' occupies a position between 'typebearing members 20 and animpression block 21, and as the machine is operated, data, such as shownon the receipt, will be printed as a record of the transaction.

issued to FrederickL. Fuller, October 18, 1921.

The principal object of this inventionis to provide mechanism forcarrying a receipt or card from a non-printing position into a printingposition, and for returning it to the non-printing position after it hasreceived an impression.

With this and incidental objects in View, the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, theessential elements of which are set forth in appended claims, and apreferred form or embodiment of which is iereinafter described withreference to the drawings which accompany and form part of thisspecification.

In the drawings: The figure is a perspective view of the 1nvention shownin connection with a portion of the printing mechanism of a cashregister.

This invention is applied to acash register printing mechanism whichprints upon an audit strip, an issiiing receipt, and an inserted slip orcard. In this particular case, the inserted slip or card is the stub orreceipt portion of an automobile garage card, which, when presented toclaim the automobile, is inserted in a receiving lever, which theoperator moves into printing position to have printed thereon the date,consecutive number, operators initial, thekind of transaction, such ascash, charge, etc., the amount involved and other data if desired.

Described in detail, the device consists of a lever 10 pivoted at apoint 11 to a table 12 which is securely fastened to the printer frameof the machine.

Secured to the broadened arm13 of the lever 10 is a bar 14c whichsupports at each end a spring clip 15 constituting means for holding areceipt or card 16 on the lever 10. The outer end of the arm 13 is bentupwardly at right angles to formaflange 17 for guiding the receipt orcard 16; The bar 14 flange 17 constitute means for accuratelypositioning the card on the lever.

The opposite end 18 of the lever 10 carries a knob 19 for manuallyswinging the lever first clockwise to place the receipt or card 16 inprinting position, as shown by the dotted lines and thencounterclockwise to enable theioperator to remove the receipt or'card,'after the printing operation.

WVhen the lever 10 is in the printing posi- Only four amount type wheelsare herein shown, as a complete printing mechanism is shown anddescribed in the Fuller patent above referred to. The impression block21 is mounted in the usualimpression hammer, a portion of Which is shownherein.

To assist the operator in stopping the lever in the proper position, aflange 22 is formed on the table 12 which acts as a stop for the lever10 when moving clockwise.

After the receipt isprinted, the lever is again returned to homeposition, when the receipt may be removed by the operator and presentedto the customer as his record of the transaction.

l/Vhile the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirablyadapted to fulfill the object primarily stated, it is to be understoodthat it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form orembodin'ient. herein disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment invarious forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow:

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a tablehaving a slot therein; typecarriers arranged above and in line with theslot; and a printing platen beneath the table in line with the slot topress ticket material against the type carriers in print mg; of aticket-carrying lever pivotally mounted intermediate its ends at a pointin substantial alignment with the longitudinal axis of, the slotin thetable, and having a broadened arm; afinger piece on the opposite arm ofthe lever to serve as a handle to swing the broadened arm from anaccessible point on the table to its-printing position beneath the typecarriers, and back again; the broadened arm of the lever adapted to forma support for a ticket," an abutment fastened to positioned; a flangeformed on the broadened arm of the lever, adjacent and extending in adirection at an angle to the abutment, against which flange another edgeof the ticket is positioned; and resilient-fingers secured to theabutment and extending over the broadened arm with their free ends incontact therewith, beneath which the ticket is slipped to positionitagainst the aligning bar and flange. p

2. In a machine of'the class described, the Combination with a printingmechanism, and a table; of a ticket-carrying lever pivotally mountedintermediate its ends on the table; and having a broadened arm, theopposite arm of the lever serving as a handle to swing the broadened armtowards and from the printing mechanism; an abutment fastened to thebroadened arm of the lever to constitute an aligning bar againstrwhichone edge of the work is positioned; a flange formed-on the broadened armof the lever against which another edge of the work is positioned;

and sarin cli s extend in over the broadened arm with their free ends incontact therewith, beneath which fingers the work is slipped to positionit against the aligning bar and flange;

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

CHARLES TATOUSEK'.

